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NASA released recent photos of the International Space Station (click on the photo for the high-resolution view):
I am not a huge space-geek but I am always amazed by the size and the look of the space station. Unbelievable progress since the days of old Sputnik little over 50 years ago.
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In 1959 Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev visited the USA.
On his visit Khrushchev had two requests: to visit Disneyland and to meet John Wayne, Hollywood’s top box-office draw. Due to the Cold War tension and security concerns, he was famously denied an excursion to Disneyland. He did, however, declare Iowa corn superior to Soviet corn.
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